Veg and Feta Rice Tart - Diabetic foods

Last pregnany, I got told I had Gestational Diabetes. I was pretty sceptical as I was 2 months into strict bed rest when they did the test. BUT it was a pretty good reason to what my carb and fat, therefore energy intake. A good thing for anyone really. Substitute the white rice with any alternative grain - diversify the diet!

1/2 cup cooked long grain rice (or millet, brown rice, pearl barley)

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 tsp olive oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

75g button mushrooms, sliced

50g baby spinach leaves, shredded

100g reduced-fat feta, crumbled

250g pumpkin, cut into 2 cm cubes and steamed

4 eggs, extra, lightly beaten

6 cherry tomatoes, halved

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius and lightly grease a 23cm pie dish.

Combine rice and egg and using the back of a spoon, smooth into the pie dish.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan and cook the onion for 3 min, add mushrooms and cook for 3 min until soft.

Add spinach and stir through until wilted slightly.

Arrange half the feta into pie shell, and top with the pumpkin.

Spread the onion mixture over the top, then the remaining feta.

Pour eggs over, and nestle the tomatoes, cut side up, into the filling.

Bake for 45 minutes, until set and golden.